• DocumentCode
    967329
  • Title

    Mechanical fibre optic switching using p.v.d.f. bimorph

  • Author

    Ebato, T. ; Kajiwara, Toshiya ; Kobayashi, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Electronic Engineering (Division of Engineering Science), Faculty of Technology, Koganei, Japan
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    829
  • Lastpage
    830
  • Abstract
    An optical fibre switching element has been constructed, based on the electromechanical deformation of a bimorph of piezoclectric polymer, p.v.d.f. (polyvinylidene fluoride). Light transmitted through a fibre was switched between two other fibres situated next to each other by the application of the voltage of 3.5 V r.m.s. at 10 Hz. The insertion loss of this element was 0.7 dB.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical fibres; switches; electromechanical deformation; insertion loss; optical fibre switching element; piezoelectric polymer; polyvinylidene fluoride bimorph;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19800589
  • Filename
    4245361
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=967329